The holographic special effects at the New Year’s Eve concert last night undoubtedly received unanimous praise online. They overcame the drawback of traditional concert stage effects, which could only be enjoyed by those in the VIP sections near the stage, and provided an immersive experience for the entire audience.
Rongjia Group, riding the wave of success, launched 4D holographic movies on the very first day of the new year. All cinemas in Huazhen shopping centers could now offer 4D holographic effects.
This holographic movie reform was not like the existing 4D movies in small sci-fi experience pods. Instead, it could directly convert currently showing 3D movies into a 4D effect, allowing all audience members to feel as if they were experiencing life alongside the protagonists in various films.
To everyone’s surprise, the ticket prices were not increased; they were exactly the same as the price for the 3D version of the same film.
However, in order to promote 4D holographic movies, the cinemas under the Huazhen shopping banner were left with only traditional 2D movies and the latest 4D holographic movies. If one wanted to watch a 3D movie, they would have to go to another cinema.
But this didn’t affect the cinemas’ traffic in the slightest.
For the same price, who would watch 3D instead of 4D? After just one morning of showing 4D holographic movies in the various Huazhen cinemas, it had already become a sensation on the internet by noon.
Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The reputation and quality didn’t need any promotion from Rongjia; countless people began to promote it spontaneously.
After Yi Wulan finished handling the documents sent by Gu Yan in the study, she returned to the bedroom to find Mu Yanxi already awake. She operated the remote to open the curtains and skillfully placed the crystal shrimp dumplings prepared by the aunt on the bedside table. “Go wash up, then come eat something to line your stomach.”
In Bai Yu’an’s eyes, although Yi Wulan wasn’t old, she had taken over the company at a young age, putting her on the same level as her father’s generation.
Every time Bai Yu’an saw Yi Wulan, it was either after she had already led Mu Yanxi astray or was on the way to doing so. After so many times, even if she hadn’t done anything wrong that day, Bai Yu’an would have a conditioned reflex to flee. It was as if Yi Wulan would report her for being idle to her father if she were a second too slow.
Bai Yu’an was afraid, but Mu Yanxi was not. Although her body was weak, she felt quite bold, bolstered by the hours of being tossed and turned the previous night. She propped up her head and gave Yi Wulan a fake smile:
“Well, well, I’ve really troubled the great President Yi. You haven’t even gone to work yet. Did you come here specifically to bring me food? Last night, after coming back from the garage, you were so considerate as to make me a bowl of small wontons with broth.
What, are you tired of me now and starting to be perfunctory? Just having the aunt steam something and bringing it over? President Yi, you made a special trip, how could I be so honored.”
Her throat was still half-hoarse, but her little mouth hadn’t forgotten how to dish out infuriating words.
Even though crystal shrimp dumplings were the little ancestor’s favorite breakfast.
Although Yi Wulan knew that Mu Yanxi, having been tormented all night, would surely be in a bad mood and throw a tantrum upon waking up. She had mentally prepared herself before coming in, but she still found that she had underestimated the little ancestor’s verbal skills, being directly cast as a heartless lover.
She frowned and asked, “You want small wontons?”
After her outburst, Mu Yanxi’s throat felt even more uncomfortable, but she forced herself to maintain a polite smile and continued:
“No, how could I be worthy of having the great President Yi personally cook for me? Anyway, I served President Yi for a whole night, tossed and turned so many times I almost fainted, but it’s fine, this is all what I should do.”
Yi Wulan sat on the edge of the bed. “You… don’t talk like that.”
Mu Yanxi nodded innocently. “Then how should I talk? Anyway, I’m strong and healthy enough to withstand all of President Yi’s torment. Even if I were to swallow these shrimp dumplings whole without water and unfortunately choke to death, I wouldn’t forget to kneel and express my gratitude to President Yi before I die.”
Yi Wulan: …
Only then did Yi Wulan realize just how angry the little ancestor was. She stood up with a frown. “I’ll go make you a bowl of wontons.”
“No need.” After her verbal barrage, Mu Yanxi’s mood had improved considerably, and the sight of Yi Wulan was slightly more pleasing. Not wanting to torment her anymore, she tugged at the corner of Yi Wulan’s clothes and ordered irritably, “Go pour me a glass of water. My throat hurts.”
Yi Wulan acknowledged with a sound and went to the water dispenser to pour Mu Yanxi a glass of water. Then she sat back down on the bed and carefully helped Mu Yanxi up. “Shall I feed you?”
“I haven’t brushed my teeth, I don’t want to.” The little ancestor could be very particular at times. Kissing was fine, but eating was absolutely not. Besides, she couldn’t go to the bathroom until her ability started to repair her, so she had to compromise. “Bring me the mouthwash.”
Yi Wulan did as she was told. After waiting on the little ancestor as she rinsed her mouth countless times, she finally handed over the glass of water.
Mu Yanxi leaned listlessly in Yi Wulan’s arms, taking small sips of water to moisten her nearly ruined throat.
After finishing a glass, she finally felt much better, but she still lay sickly against Yi Wulan, unwilling to get up. “Yi Wulan, my legs are sore.”
Yi Wulan reached out, pulled back Mu Yanxi’s quilt, and slipped her warm hand under the covers to massage Mu Yanxi’s legs. “Not going to eat something?”
“In a bit.” When Yi Wulan’s hand movements slowed, she even grabbed it and whimpered, “Use some force, I feel so awful.”
Yi Wulan silently continued to massage her overstretched legs. The gloomy sky outside gradually gave way to sunlight, which streamed into the room.
The upper half of Mu Yanxi’s body was illuminated, and she lay lazily on Yi Wulan, inhaling the familiar scent on her body. The anxiety in her heart was finally and completely soothed.
Mu Yanxi’s fingertips toyed with the long hair on Yi Wulan’s chest as she casually asked, “The holographic movies launched today, right?”
Yi Wulan stroked Mu Yanxi’s hair intermittently. Hearing her question, she ruffled her head a couple of times and said in a low voice, “The feedback is good, better than we expected.”
Mu Yanxi rubbed against Yi Wulan’s clothes and mumbled, “So when will the holographic butler’s home theater function be upgraded and launched?”
“It’s still undergoing pre-upgrade debugging. The specific effect will also depend on the viewing equipment in each household.” Yi Wulan asked in return, “Do you want to experience it at home first?”
“Will you watch with me?” Mu Yanxi blinked, her tone meaningful. “Any kind of film is okay?”
Yi Wulan was a little confused. “What do you want to watch?”
“I heard that when my sister was your roommate in college, she slipped you some movies.” Mu Yanxi licked her lips. “Did you watch them back then?”
Yi Wulan frowned and remained silent for a long time, clearly not remembering the incident, and shook her head.
Mu Yanxi didn’t need to guess to know that it probably wasn’t the first time her sister had shared that kind of outrageous stuff with Yi Wulan. But with Yi Wulan’s rigid personality, she probably wouldn’t have paid it any mind and would have turned to read some obscure professional book instead.
Mu Yanxi rubbed against Yi Wulan’s collar and mumbled, “Can your equipment be used for regular 2D movies?”
Yi Wulan nodded. “Yes, it works by capturing the images of people and other things to present them in 3D.”
Mu Yanxi suddenly let out a strange, muffled laugh, but quickly suppressed it.
Seeing this, Yi Wulan lowered her head and asked, “What’s wrong?”
How could Mu Yanxi dare to tell Yi Wulan this? She immediately shook her head. “Nothing, nothing.”
Seeing her expression, Yi Wulan knew she had some little scheme in mind. Her hand suddenly pinched the back of her neck, skillfully kneading a sensitive spot, which instantly made Mu Yanxi shrink her shoulders and go limp.
“Ooh—I was wrong, I’ll talk, I’ll talk, okay?” How could Mu Yanxi withstand this? Spurred on by Yi Wulan, she decided to throw her pride to the wind, which finally made Yi Wulan loosen her grip slightly.
Mu Yanxi organized her thoughts: “The construction of that Youth Palace needs to be accelerated. We should curry more favor with the government, just in case one day the upgraded holographic movie equipment is used to watch some 18x films… Don’t get me wrong, it would actually be quite exciting.”
As she spoke, she started to comfort Yi Wulan. “But Rongjia probably can’t be blamed for this. Should those old DVD players be held responsible for the films? Rongjia is just providing the player.”
Yi Wulan endured and endured, but couldn’t hold back any longer, asking coldly, “What on earth are you thinking about all day?”
“What do you mean, what am I thinking about?” Mu Yanxi argued plausibly, “We’re all adults. If you want to watch a movie, you go to the cinema. What’s not normal about watching something special at home? If you think this is so indecent, then you shouldn’t sleep with me at night either.”
Yi Wulan: …
Mu Yanxi’s twisted logic always came in wholesale sets, always managing to leave the rule-abiding President Yi with no way to retort.
Seeing that Mu Yanxi was about to ramble on endlessly, Yi Wulan held her chin and leaned down, directly sealing that infuriating mouth with her own.
Mu Yanxi struggled with muffled sounds for a long time. The strength she had just managed to accumulate was once again drained by Yi Wulan’s kiss, and now she finally had no energy left to talk nonsense.
After a round of fooling around, Mu Yanxi dawdled in bed and finished her lunch. Her ability core was finally fully charged, providing surplus energy to repair her pitiful body.
Mu Yanxi took a bath, finally recovering completely. She applied some exquisite light makeup and followed Yi Wulan to Rongjia.
On the way, Mu Yanxi scrolled through Weibo in the car as usual. The good news was that on the first day of the new year, Teacher Mu’s followers had broken through fifteen million, a direct double from six months ago.
One had to know that six months ago, among Teacher Mu’s eight million followers, only a few tens of thousands were casual fans, and a couple hundred thousand were accumulated anti-fans. The remaining 7.7 million were zombie followers kindly purchased by her manager. She was unequivocally obscure, with all her engagement metrics contributed by that group of anti-fans.
But it seemed nothing much had changed now. The ones active under Teacher Mu’s Weibo were still that group of anti-fans, and the top comments still had that familiar flavor. It was hard to tell if that group of anti-fans was just too formidable, or if the new fans had also been led astray.
Teacher Mu was quite dissatisfied, feeling that in this lifetime, she would never have the well-behaved and adorable little fans that other celebrities had.
In the afternoon, Mu Yanxi helped Yi Wulan with documents in the president’s office as usual, except now she had consciously moved the documents to the lounge to handle them.
Firstly, people would occasionally come into the president’s office to report on work, and Mu Yanxi didn’t want to be stared at like a giant panda. Secondly, she really couldn’t focus on documents while sitting next to Yi Wulan. She would only go to ask Yi Wulan when she encountered a difficult decision.
As closing time approached, Mu Yanxi brought the documents she had just finished processing in the last hour to Yi Wulan and finally couldn’t resist asking, “With Rongjia being so busy now, does this mean you can’t have your surgery?”
Yi Wulan’s hand, which was flipping through the documents, paused. “It won’t.”
“Really?” Mu Yanxi eyed Yi Wulan suspiciously. Although the longer Yi Wulan received her ability, the greater the chance of recovery, there was still the hidden danger of Mu Yanche and that system. Yi Wulan’s illness couldn’t be delayed for too long.
It was better to get it treated sooner for peace of mind.
Yi Wulan explained, “There’s an international finance summit in Yuncheng in March, and this year’s theme happens to be financial technology. We’ll have to introduce our holographic products at the summit and launch the enterprise version of the smart application equipment. I’ll have the surgery after we’re done with that.”
Mu Yanxi nodded. An image of her manager inviting her to walk the entertainment industry red carpet with her partner flashed through her mind. At the time, she felt Yi Wulan didn’t fit in with the entertainment circle, but if the red carpet was at a finance summit, it suddenly seemed much more fitting.
Mu Yanxi sighed, “You guys are really getting the most out of holographic technology. Why don’t you just replace all the machinery with holographic equipment?”
“It’s a possibility, but it also depends on the practical application.” Yi Wulan actually began to ponder it seriously. “Some projects related to the government are currently under negotiation and can’t be fully finalized yet.”
Mu Yanxi was stunned. “There really are?”
“You think the money for the Youth Palace was spent for nothing? Besides, Rongjia plans to cooperate with the government on other Youth Palace projects in the future. Since we solved a problem for them, they naturally won’t treat us poorly.” Yi Wulan ruffled Mu Yanxi’s hair. “I’ll tell you the specifics once it’s settled.”
“You capitalists really don’t let go of any opportunity to show goodwill.”
“That was also a coincidence, just a good opportunity.”
Mu Yanxi nodded, then quickly changed the subject and said faintly, “But speaking of which, there are still so many Rongjia secrets I don’t know about.”
Yi Wulan explained, “If you can finish reading all those documents, I’ll tell you about all the projects that haven’t been finalized yet.”
Mu Yanxi: …Suddenly, she didn’t want to know anymore.
It was already closing time, but there was a knock on the door of the president’s office. Mu Yanxi jumped off the armrest of Yi Wulan’s chair in a second, took a few steps to the sofa in the partitioned area, and then peeked her head out quietly.
Yi Wulan was already used to this and said to the door, “Come in.”
The person who pushed the door open was Gu Yan, but this time, as soon as he entered, he uncharacteristically started searching the office, and couldn’t find the person he was looking for.
Yi Wulan frowned. “Is there something?”
Gu Yan held up a file in his hand. “President Mu of Xinyu Group’s secretary just delivered this. She asked me to give it to Miss Mu.”
As soon as his voice fell, the secretly observing Mu Yanxi walked out from the sofa partition. “My sister sent it to me? Let me see what goodies she sent.”
After delivering the item, Gu Yan left to get off work.
What Mu Yanqing had sent were the transfer documents for the Black Swan 707 and other sea-faring permits. She had also specially taken some photos of the Black Swan 707’s interior.
The interior decoration was extremely “unpretentiously luxurious,” with no unnecessary frills. A single glance revealed nothing but money.
Just then, Mu Yanqing’s call came through right on cue. Mu Yanxi was in high spirits and answered almost instantly:
“Xiao Xi! Have you received the New Year’s gift your sister sent you? I only realized after taking pictures that its interior is even more beautiful than its exterior. Don’t you always complain that the unromantic Yi Wulan never gives you gifts? See? Even though you’re married, your sister is still the best, right? Want to have dinner with your sister? I’ll come pick you up?”
Mu Yanxi: …
Mu Yanxi wanted to hang up halfway through, but Yi Wulan, who was already close by, snatched her phone and put it on speaker.
The rest of the conversation echoed throughout the office. Yi Wulan listened to Mu Yanqing’s words with a grim face. After she finished, she replied coldly, “She’s busy.”
Mu Yanxi’s face was a picture of misery. She couldn’t even hold onto the documents in her hand anymore. She threw herself into Yi Wulan’s arms, tossed the documents onto the desk behind Yi Wulan’s back, and fell silent.
Yi Wulan casually put Mu Yanxi’s phone into her own pocket. Her fingertips threaded through her hair, tugging at the nape of Mu Yanxi’s neck to force her face to show.
Seeing that she couldn’t escape, Mu Yanxi had no choice but to comply with Yi Wulan’s wishes and look up, giving Yi Wulan an obedient smile.
Yi Wulan frowned, then simply grabbed Mu Yanxi’s wrist, pulled her to the desk, and handed her a pen and paper. “Which holidays require gifts? Write them down.”
Gift-giving was supposed to be something that made people happy. If it became mandatory, it would lose its meaning. Mu Yanxi quickly said, “No need.”
Yi Wulan said coldly, “Don’t lie to me.”
Mu Yanxi was choked up. She took a deep breath, stared into the eyes of the great god of wealth, and decided to tell the truth:
“Yi Wulan, I’d say your brain is fine for handling company matters, but in daily life, you can be really dense sometimes. What I want are sudden surprises, not fulfilling a task. My sister’s gift-giving is a habit she’s developed over a dozen years. Why are you competing with her?”
Yi Wulan said coldly, “So you’re blaming me for not giving you gifts in previous years?”
“No, no, no, how could I, my good Elder Sister.” Mu Yanxi immediately leaned in to kiss Yi Wulan’s lips, patiently coaxing her, “If you really want to, you can make it up to me for the next few decades, okay?”
Yi Wulan studied her for a long time, then suddenly said, “But Mu Yanqing can also give you gifts for decades.”
Mu Yanxi: …
Mu Yanxi blinked. Was that the point? Why was it about her sister again?
Yi Wulan regretted her words as soon as she said them. With a grim face, she grabbed her coat, ready to leave work.
Mu Yanxi quickly reached out to pull her back. “Hey, where are you going? Wait for me.”
Yi Wulan’s steps didn’t falter in the slightest as she said indifferently, “To buy you a New Year’s gift.”
The first day of the new year wasn’t over yet, so there was still time to pick a gift.
Only then did Mu Yanxi belatedly realize… Yi Wulan was probably, maybe, possibly jealous again?
She desperately tried to hold back her laughter, hugging Yi Wulan’s waist from behind and refusing to let go. “Hey, no, no, it’s not necessary. Haven’t you already given me a gift?”
Yi Wulan’s steps paused. “I haven’t.”
“You have, you have!” Mu Yanxi rubbed against Yi Wulan’s back, burying her head in Yi Wulan’s soft, long hair, and said without a filter, “President Yi gave me an ecstatic New Year’s Eve last night. No one else, no matter how rich, could give me that.”
Yi Wulan’s hand, which had been trying to pull her away, visibly tightened. She was clearly shocked by Mu Yanxi’s words and scolded in a low voice, “Don’t talk nonsense.”
“I’m really not lying.” Mu Yanxi took advantage of her pause, grinning as she moved in front of Yi Wulan. “You know what kind of mood I was in last night, don’t you? If you really feel bad about it, why don’t you kiss me now, okay?”
The jealousy that had been in Yi Wulan’s heart vanished without a trace under Mu Yanxi’s playful banter. Mu Yanxi always seemed to have this ability to easily stir her usually calm emotions.
She reached out and pinched Mu Yanxi’s earlobe, then leaned over to satisfy Mu Yanxi’s request. As their lips and tongues intertwined, a faint, wet sound spread through the silent office…
The next day, Mu Yanxi and Bai Yu’an headed to Feicheng. Accompanying them were two black-clad bodyguards in their car, and another car following behind. Of course, this was all courtesy of the worried Yi Wulan and Bai Yu’an’s parents, who were concerned about their child being away from home.
Bai Yu’an’s parents were especially worried, repeatedly telling her: It doesn’t matter if the contract negotiations fail, as long as you come back safely.
It was as if the two of them were heading to some treacherous banquet.
Mu Yanxi had a lot of experience with cooperative negotiations in her past life, so she settled in and started catching up on sleep as soon as she got in the car. But Bai Yu’an was restless. It wasn’t until they arrived in Feicheng that she finally couldn’t take it anymore and leaned over to wake her up, resting her head on Mu Yanxi’s shoulder. “…Hey!”
Mu Yanxi opened her eyes and patted Bai Yu’an’s head. “If you dare to throw up on me, I’ll throw you out immediately.”
Bai Yu’an: …
How could such a beautiful face say such vicious words?
Bai Yu’an explained, “I was just calling you, I’m not carsick.”
“Straight girl, stay away from me. I’m not interested in you.” Mu Yanxi pushed her away in disgust. Glancing at the listless Bai Yu’an, she magnanimously took out her phone, casually looked up a fortune-telling app on Baidu, and a smile appeared on her lips.
Bai Yu’an caught a glimpse of Mu Yanxi’s expression out of the corner of her eye and suddenly had a bad feeling. “What… what are you trying to do? I wasn’t clinging to you this time.”
Mu Yanxi smiled at her. “Come here.”
Bai Yu’an felt that Mu Yanxi’s change in attitude was suspicious, but she had been bored in the car for over two hours, so she didn’t dwell on it and leaned over.
Mu Yanxi spoke: “I just did a divination for you. It’s a great misfortune.”
Bai Yu’an’s mind, which had finally been getting drowsy, was instantly jolted awake. “What? Then why are we still going to Feicheng?”
Mu Yanxi added, “But the omen of misfortune is not unbreakable. This hexagram of great misfortune indicates that you will have a benefactor to help you, turning bad luck into good.”
The little nightclub princess had only slept for three hours and was immediately led by the nose by Mu Yanxi. “Really?”
“Of course, the reviews below all say it’s very accurate. It just costs a little money to find out how to break the hexagram.” Mu Yanxi gave Bai Yu’an a profound look.
“How much?”
“One hundred and fifty thousand.” Mu Yanxi made an exorbitant demand. “But since we’re good friends, I’ll give you a 20% discount. Just transfer me one hundred and twenty thousand.”
The groggy little Bai’s mind hadn’t cleared up yet. While taking out her phone to transfer the money, she asked, “When did you learn this kind of metaphysics?”
Mu Yanxi closed her eyes and spouted nonsense, “I learned it while filming… oh, I received it, thanks.”
Bai Yu’an tossed her phone onto the seat. “Now that you’ve been paid, hurry up and continue making it up.”
Mu Yanxi: … “You just wanted me to tell you a story?”
Bai Yu’an said matter-of-factly, “Yeah, so go on.”
Mu Yanxi held it in for a moment, then argued, “My divinations are actually quite accurate!”
The little money-scattering child Bai Yu’an, emboldened by the money she’d spent, said irritably, “Then explain my misfortune to me.”
Mu Yanxi looked at her ten-centimeter high heels and said faintly, “When we get out of the car later, I’ll kick you. That counts as encountering misfortune.”
She had never seen someone so eager to have an omen of misfortune.
Bai Yu’an scoffed and picked up her phone again. “We’re already off the highway. I’ll give President Kang a call. He said he’d send someone to pick us up.”
Mu Yanxi gave a casual reply. Just as Bai Yu’an was about to make the call, a loud bang came from the intersection in the distance. There had been a car accident up ahead.
But the situation on the scene was not so simple.
In the crashed Rolls-Royce was President Kang Qi, the very person Mu Yanxi and Bai Yu’an were supposed to meet. A minute earlier, his driver had reminded him with a cold sweat, “President Kang, a car is following us.”
The government intended to make Feicheng the country’s largest new energy vehicle production base. This project was very eye-catching, and countless people wanted to snatch the project from his hands or partner with him.
Kang Qi was already over fifty and was certainly no naive young man. Especially since the car behind them had no license plate, he immediately ordered in a deep voice, “Shake him off.”
After saying that, he immediately called the police and reported the car’s route.
The driver had never seen such a situation before. His hands trembled on the steering wheel, and fine beads of sweat had long since formed on his forehead. But no matter whether they turned around or made a turn, the car behind them continued its relentless pursuit, its purpose all too clear.
Just as the Rolls-Royce sped through the last red light before a gas station, an SUV suddenly rushed out from a side road.
A “bang” echoed on the wide road. The passenger side of the Rolls-Royce was directly smashed and deformed, caving deep into the car.
And the car that had been chasing them from behind had, at some point, already passed them and gotten onto the highway, as if it had truly just been going the same way.
Kang Qi, sitting in the back without a seatbelt, was thrown by the impact, his head slamming into the glass window. Blood flowed freely, and his vision grew increasingly blurry.
Just then, in his vision, which was nearly blurred by blood, a young man appeared. He rushed forward, forcefully opened the door on the undamaged side, and dragged him out of the car. “Are you okay? The car that hit you ran off after seeing my bodyguards. I’ve already called 120, just hang in there.”
“Th-thank you.” Kang Qi looked at the person before him and finally passed out amidst the sound of approaching sirens.
By the time Mu Yanxi and Bai Yu’an’s car approached, Kang Qi had already been pulled out. Bai Yu’an had spoken with Kang Qi over video chat several times about the collaboration and recognized him at a glance. “That’s Kang Qi! Xiao Xi, that’s President Kang from the new energy vehicle project!”
Mu Yanxi clamped a hand over Bai Yu’an’s mouth and instructed the driver, Chen Xu, “Go around, don’t stop.”
Bai Yu’an muffled for a long time. When her mouth was finally freed, she couldn’t help but ask, “What are you doing? That was President Kang just now. If we had saved him, wouldn’t he owe us a favor?”
“He’s already been saved. The person who saved him was Mu Yanche.” Mu Yanxi’s gaze was heavy. Her usually upturned fox-like eyes were slightly downcast as she lowered her gaze. “The police are here. Let’s follow them to the hospital first.”
Bai Yu’an wasn’t familiar with Mu Yanche’s back. Hearing this, she was too shocked to speak. “He… he he… that was Mu Yanche? What’s he doing here?”
Mu Yanxi turned to look at the police car. “If someone really wants to find out President Kang’s schedule, they can always find a way.”
“To come all this way and still get lucky, how can his luck be so good?” Bai Yu’an looked at Mu Yanxi’s suddenly grim expression and pursed her lips to comfort her. “Forget it. If he really came prepared, we don’t have any evidence anyway. The worst that can happen is we find a better project.”
Mu Yanxi finally broke free from her thoughts. She sensed Bai Yu’an’s feigned comfort—Bai Yu’an, who usually seemed idle but had taken this project seriously solely to help her—and a warm current seemed to flow into her heart.
Regardless of whether this car accident was real or premeditated, Mu Yanche’s purpose in saving him was definitely to seek cooperation on the new energy vehicle project.
But Mu Yanche had already returned the loan contract from Xinyu. Even if Kang Qi saw him as a lifesaver, it was impossible for him to gamble such a large project on a rich second-generation kid.
Even if Kang Qi wanted to, the huge amount of capital required for the project wouldn’t allow it. Mu Yanche must have come prepared with funds…
Seeing Mu Yanxi’s expression, Bai Yu’an at her side became even more flustered. “Xiao Xi, don’t be sad. I’ll go ask my dad if there are any better projects. We’ll definitely crush Mu Yanche!”
“No need. Let’s check on President Kang’s injuries first before making any other decisions.” Mu Yanxi shook her head. To lighten the atmosphere, she suddenly joked, “Your one hundred and twenty thousand wasn’t a waste, was it? I told you there would be a great misfortune.”
A retort was stuck in Bai Yu’an’s throat, and she didn’t know whether she should curse or not. After trying to suppress her emotions, she forced a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “Then what about the benefactor who turns misfortune into good fortune? I think meeting you turns good fortune into misfortune, right?”
Seeing her like this, Mu Yanxi sneered, “Nothing is settled yet. Who said there’s no benefactor?”
Her face was a picture of arrogance, as if to say, ‘I am the benefactor, you’d better kneel and beg me right now.’
Bai Yu’an: …Not even a dog would believe that.
Mu Yanxi and Bai Yu’an decided to find a star-rated hotel of a barely acceptable standard near the hospital to stay in. After waking up from a nap and logging onto Weibo, sure enough, the hashtag #YancheActsRighteously was trending high on the hot search list, a familiar sight.
Wasn’t it just like the few hashtags from when Mu Yanxi jumped into the water to save someone?
Mu Yanche didn’t have as many official government accounts reposting as she did when she jumped into the river to save someone, but the number of major marketing accounts jointly posting about this matter was not small. It was clear that he had his own paid posters creating momentum.
After all, the incident of Mu Yanche’s disastrous performance at the New Year’s Eve concert a day ago was too sensational. Whether it was disrespecting his seniors or disrespecting the stage, it was enough to ensure he couldn’t make a comeback in the entertainment industry. Not many marketing accounts would be willing to create momentum for Mu Yanche at this time.
Clicking into the hot search hashtag, the pinned post was from a less-than-authoritative current affairs marketing account in Feicheng. It had captured the scene of the Rolls-Royce being hit very clearly, and then showed Mu Yanche and several bodyguards rushing up to promptly rescue the two people inside the Rolls-Royce.
Afterward, the crashed Rolls-Royce even started to spark. It had to be said that if not for Mu Yanche’s timely rescue, the two people inside the Rolls-Royce would very likely have died on the spot.
The comment section below was also full of praise for Mu Yanche:
【Cheche is really amazing! If he had been a little later, the people in the car would have been in danger, right?】
【Good people will be safe their whole lives. Cheche is so full of positive energy.】
【Yanche is truly one of the few male celebrities I’ve seen in the entertainment industry who doesn’t put on a persona. If this hadn’t been revealed, Cheche probably wouldn’t have told us, right? So much positive energy.】
【Thank you all for praising our brother, but this is what he should do. I’d like to take this opportunity to recommend his album to you…】
Bai Yu’an, who was also scrolling through Weibo at the side, had clearly seen Mu Yanche’s hot search and complained to Mu Yanxi, “Mu Yanche doesn’t put on a persona? It’s clearly that all his personas have collapsed so he can’t put one on, right? The speed at which he’s trending, is he so desperate that he’s buying posters to let the whole world know?”
Mu Yanxi smiled. If even Bai Yu’an could see it, then the netizens who surfed Weibo all day could naturally see it too. Someone immediately came forward to make a point:
【Do Yanche’s fans really think we’re blind? He can dominate the top three hot searches with such a low reading count? Did your brother’s hot search use the entire Pacific Ocean’s worth of water to inflate it?】
【Get lost, I don’t want to see this person. Do you really think saving someone can wash away what happened at the New Year’s Eve concert?】
【This is hilarious. Isn’t Yanche in poor health? When he was saving people, I saw him looking perfectly healthy and walking with a spring in his step. Yanche’s fans, care to explain?】
Yanche’s remaining die-hard fans and paid posters all came out to refute:
【Believe in Yanche. All you selfish and narrow-minded people, please shut up.】
【Since when do people get scolded for doing good deeds? Keyboard warriors, if you saw such a scene, could you really rush up to save someone?】
【Hehe, just a bunch of ugly trolls who are jealous of Yanche.】
The two groups tore into each other relentlessly, but since it was a good deed, even the netizens who were dissatisfied with Yanche just left a curse and moved on. They didn’t want to stir up trouble under this hot search, and the comment section and the public square were gradually controlled by Yanche’s fans.
That evening, Bai Yu’an learned from Kang Qi’s assistant that he had woken up and his condition was not serious, though his external injuries were rather troublesome.
It wasn’t convenient to disturb a patient at night, so Bai Yu’an and Mu Yanxi had to stay in Feicheng for a night and wait until the next day to visit the hospital and then schedule a time to discuss the collaboration.
Bai Yu’an had grown up in Feicheng and rarely had the chance to come back. She originally wanted to drag Mu Yanxi out to be a good host, but Mu Yanxi said she was tired and sleepy right after dinner.
Bai Yu’an thought Mu Yanxi was tired from the car ride and gave up the idea of going out to play. She decided to stay in the hotel with Mu Yanxi, and she removed her makeup and lay down on the bed early.
But as she kept her company, she wished she could slap the version of herself that had been so kind-hearted just moments ago.
She had been chatting idly with Mu Yanxi, who indeed seemed to be in low spirits and barely responded. Just as Bai Yu’an was about to let Mu Yanxi sleep, she saw Mu Yanxi suddenly start fumbling around on the bed.
Bai Yu’an, separated by an aisle, asked, “What are you looking for?”
“Earphones.”
“Why are you looking for earph—” Before she could finish, she saw the listless Mu Yanxi instantly perk up, put on her earphones, and call out with a beaming smile, “Elder Sister, are you done with work?”
Bai Yu’an: …
Of course, Bai Yu’an wasn’t naive enough to think that Mu Yanxi was calling Mu Yanqing so affectionately.
She turned her head away in a huff. The variety show that usually made her burst out laughing suddenly wasn’t funny anymore.
She watched almost the entire time as Mu Yanxi chattered on and on, wondering if Yi Wulan had even managed to get a word in edgewise.
After an unknown amount of time, the voice from Mu Yanxi’s side finally quieted down. Bai Yu’an turned her head to look, only to see Mu Yanxi still gazing eagerly at the screen, cooing, “It’s still early. I won’t fall asleep with my earphones on.”
The person on the other end said something, and Mu Yanxi actually nodded and compromised.
Bai Yu’an let out a sigh of relief, thinking her ears would no longer have to suffer the torment of the little lovebirds.
But in the next second, she saw Mu Yanxi take off her earphones and say in a soft, mushy tone she had never heard before, “Don’t go.”
“I won’t,” a low, gentle voice replied, completely different from Yi Wulan’s usual tone, making Bai Yu’an almost think Mu Yanxi was having an affair with someone else.
Mu Yanxi closed her eyes peacefully and fell into a deep sleep.
This angered Bai Yu’an so much that she suffered from insomnia for half the night. Even chatting with the dozen or so “fish” in her contact list couldn’t extinguish the fire in her heart.
In the end, she finally managed to fall asleep while cursing Mu Yanxi for being a dog.
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